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I have indeed been through a ton of headphones this past year. HD580 HD595 HD600 HD650 SR60 SR225 SR325i RS-1 HP-2 GS1000 KSC75 W11JPN W5000 K701 DT 990 '05 DT 770/80 Pro and now the K340. Longest lived so far is the HD650. I was telling recstar the other day that if it all blew up tomorrow, I'd start again with an HD650. and jbloudg would build me a sweet dynalo.

more ohms = better impedance = easier drive out of ipod, zune, nano etc.

you're right, this fucking hobby has changed. [me=postjack]burns headphones and music, quits headcase[/me]

Nah, I just sent payment for them this afternoon. If all goes well they should be in my hands before the weekend. Yes, thats jpak's stuff in the background.

Just received Roam's permission to repost his impressions he sent me via PM: "Indeed it is, I haven't had it for very long, though impressions to date have been good. Mine is the standard base model, I'm using Mullard E88CC tubes on the input and the stock output & rectifier tubes. Keep in mind that my Grados are extensively modified, Pt-Ir cables, EnABL treatment of drivers & housing, rounding off all sharp corners & edges, damping of various structural parts, etc. They retain the basic character of their stock counterparts, but with much greater resolution and ability to extract low-level details. With that out of the way, the Luna does not really do anything wrong, and that's about the highest compliment I can pay to any component. The frequency response is excellent, flat, wide bandwidth with no roll-offs. Most tube amps fail here already. There is no real colouration beyond the sound of whichever 6DJ8/6922 is being used. I can hear the Lundahl transformer sound, though I suspect the vast majority of people won't notice it at all. I'm very familiar with the sounds of various audio transformers so I recognize these things, but again, most people won't even know it's there. What it does better than every other commercially available tube amp I've heard is control, especially in the bass & midrange, along with freedom from the overly syrupy & rich midrange of many tube amps. Most tube amps lose control in the bass, especially with low impedance Grados, textures & details are smeared out and notes lose definition. The Luna doesn't do this, or rather, the degree is an order of magnitude lower than the norm, though still not up the lofty standards set by my custom amps. Same idea with the midrange, it's quite clean and is almost free from the usual tube colouration, though it still retains a distinct tube sound. The tube sound is the way it should be, that is, one of ease, liquidity, and freedom from grain and harshness. Detailed textured bass, expressive mids, and sweet highs, along with good dynamics and drive. It is not the bloomy bloated crap which passes for "tube sound" these days. One warning though, do not expect to be impressed by the amp on first listen. It's not a "wow" amp, there's nothing which will really step out and grab you. Rather, it's an amp which will grow on you, as you go through you music you'll start hearing new things in new ways, and that's when you'll start realizing how good it is. All those transformers also take a long time to break in and sound their best, give it a good week or so of solid play for best results. Use the cheap tubes during this time so you don't burn hours off your good 6DJ8/6922 tubes. This is one of the very few commercially available tube amps which I feel comfortable recommending to others. The design is technically solid, and it sounds good too."

Dusty, you may like Danitrio's line of raw ebonite fountain pens: I have a Mikado flattop (second from the right) and it is a huge black pen.

rotring makes GREAT pens. i used to have one, but it was two heavy and metal so I sold it. I need to get one of their lighter ones, maybe a 600.

Lets talk about the Moon Audio Luna, a headphone amplifier. All of the pictures, features, available model information, and specifications were taken from the Moon Audio website. The Moon Audio Luna headphone amplifier marries the resolving power of vacuum tubes to the very highest quality audio transformers to bring nuanced, dynamic sound to headphones. The Luna has been designed to minimize audible (as opposed to measured) distortion and allow the subtle details and dynamic contrasts of recorded music to pass unaltered to your headphones. The Moon Audio Luna uses vacuum tubes and Lundahl audio transformers to achieve the goal of giving you all of the music! Features: -Completely transformer / direct-coupled tube amplifying stages -Lundahl audio transformers throughout -Two stage Class A differential circuitry -Low impedance vacuum tube rectified choke regulated power supply -Unique amplifier balance controls to accommodate ?tube rolling? and retain optimum amplifier performance -One balanced (XLR) and two unbalanced (RCA) inputs. -Two front panel Neutrik Combo jacks for either two ?? plug equipped headphones or one stereo XLR cabled headphone compatible with virtually all headphones. -One balanced (XLR) and one unbalanced (RCA) back panel outputs for line stage preamplifier use. Available Models: The Standard model uses high grade audiophile parts to achieve an excellent result. Price: $2200 The XL model adds the following exceptional quality parts for the ultimate in reproduction: Black Gate power supply capacitors Lundahl iron amorphous core output transformers and higher signal level cobalt amorphous core input transformers DACT discrete resistor stepped volume control Silver plated fuse holder and AC input connectors Ohno continuous cast 6 nines copper wire Price: $3000 The XL model with Penny and Giles conductive film pot with 24k gold wipers Price: $3300 Specifications: Gain: 15dB Frequency response: -0.5dB @ 20Hz, -0.3dB @ 20KHz, at 1 volt output, 1KHz Output impedance: 16 ohms Tube complement: 2 x 6N23P/6DJ8/6922/ECC88/7308 2 x 6H30Pi 1 x 6BW4 Power requirements: 120VAC 0.5A or 230VAC 0.315A Dimensions: 14? wide by 14? deep by 4? high Weight: 16 lbs. (7kg) So basically this looks like it could be the answer for folks like myself who love Grados and other low impedance phones. I'm curious as to what the big brains around here think not only about the amp in general, but also about the different models. Also what is a Penny & Giles conductive film pot? EDIT: the Luna uses 6DJ8/6922 tubes, like the Melos.

reks with your grip you will be fine with any pen. i worry that you may use too much pressure for a fountain pen though. dusty, the VP is strictly fountain. its whole selling point is that it is the only retractable fountain pen on the market. its a brilliant design, actually won a few awards at some international engineering something or other conference. the raden finish/abalone shells are used in lots of other pens though. its a japanese technique though, and to be honest with you the japanese love their fine writing instruments to be FPs.

The VP is one of my favorite all around pens. The key as to whether or not you will like it is in the grip. Since the clip is on the top of the pen, you have to grip it with a proper "tripod" grip, meaning the pen resting on the middle finger while the pointer and thumb grip loosely from either side. If you use a "control" grip, meaning the pen resting on the ring finger while the rest of the fingers grip in a big tight stressed out cluster, the VP will cause you trouble. Actually, I was a control gripper before I got the VP, but I thought it was so cool that I spent weeks teaching myself to write with a proper tripod grip. Now I write with all my pens that way.

scrubs is king! i don't really watch any of the new episodes, but I flip it to comedy central when I'm eating dinner and chris matthews is away from the mic on hardball.

Namiki/Pilot Vanishing Point/Capless in Raden Finish with Rhodium Trim chips of shiny abalone embedded in black laquer. i'm selling all my VPs to get this one.

You have been banned for the following reason: You know Date the ban will be lifted: When they release the Deadwood movie

deadwood is king of shows.

i asked his permission to repost his impressions, still waiting to hear back from him.

i'll start another thread about that later.

yes, when I go balanced, I'll be going all balanced. i'll send a truckful of cans to engima audio. these days I'm trying to weigh the differences between a $1500 balanced b22 and a $2000-$2500 Moon Audio Luna. With so few Lunas out amongst consumers I'm not expecting a critical shoot out between these two amps anytime soon.

k so its an isolated incident, but when listening to the kg/sh acoustech "icky thump", the Dynahi -> W5000 does electric guitar crunch better then the RS-1. Fuller, richer, crunchier, smoother. And the drum snap is fantastic. Spinning this record with these cans has me playing air guitar and air drums like crazy. good stuff!

it answers my question perfectly! thank you very much.

Hey- Roundabouts how much would a balanced b22 cost to have built (by someone else, not me)? just a range, thanks.

Spindle of 100 Mitsui MAM-A 74min Archival Gold CD-Rs 100 Jewel Cases from Bags Unlimited 100 Jewel Case Inserts from Bags Unlimited SACD: Chick Corea & Friends - Rendezvous in New York T. Monk and Coltrane Books: Awareness by Anthony De Mello, S.J. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Mullan translation also considering picking up the Evans riverside sacds...

yeah actually you are right, its easy as hell to just do a new cue sheet in eac, then select all the wavs and dump them in. click save and there is a cue.

no. \ :'(

nah you posted that white kitten "hay guys" pic a little while back, that was kick ass.